The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-09
THE GREAT CONTEST
FOR THE WORLDS scnAMrIoSsurp,
The chicagos are Defeated by the lIrowns
In Game Full OF brilliant Points-Tho
Plttsburshs Knocked out by tho syra.
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ST. LOUIS, April S.-rhe aecond game
In the worlds championship series proved
to be one OF the most brilliantly and stub.
bornly contested struggles ever played, and
the Chicagos were defeated only after a
hard battle. Carruthers pitched a magni.
fcent game and was admirably supported
throughout. He had great control over
the ball and bstllsd the Chicago slugpers
completely. But eight hits were made of
his delivery. which, considering the re-.
strictions Of the new rules, was regarded
as wonderful. Pyle, on the other hand
was wild and erratic in his delivery. The
Browns took kindly to his delivery, and
at times pounded him hard. He was
superbly backed up, and Flint caught tho
game on his life. He not only accented
every chance offered, but batted yery ef.
iectively. The crowd was much larger
and moro enthusiastic than the day preyi.
Gus, and enjoyed the game hugely. The
Browns took the lead III the first inning
and scored four runs.
Alter Latham had been retired on
Burns assist to Anson, Gleason wont to
first on a pretty hit to right centre and
Pyle sent O'Neil and Comisky TO basos on
balls, Welsh then stepped to the plate
and drove q hard line hit 10 the bulletin
board, bringing al in and making a home
run himself. The spectators yelled like
madmen and the enthusiasm and excite.
ment Tor few moments was at fever heat.
In the second inning, Gleason dupli-
Gated %elsh's drive, making home run
on a beauty to the right field seats, send
ing Bushong home, the latter having
reached first on balls. williamson made
the only error for Chicago in the third In.
ming on q tumble OF foul hits to him, II
cost a run, AS Robinson's splendid long
line two base hit to hit to left brought
Foutz home.
Chicago scored two in the third on
Flint's pretty centre field single, Gleason's
bad tumble Of Burns hit to him, and
Williamson's hard drive to right 10. n
single base. They added one more in tho
fifth on Comisky's muf OF Sundays tly to
short right, Comisky making great ei.
fort to capture the ball, but be failed to
hold it.
Sullivan got his base on balls, and while
playing of first, Bushopg threw to Comis.
Ky to catch him. While be was being
run down by Comisky and Robineon
Sunday stole home. In the sixth, their
fourth and last run Was scored on Apson's
three bag drive to left centre and
Flints sacrifice. The game throughout was
replete with brilliant fielding, and though
Gleason made two bad errors, the Browns
did the better work. A magnificent back
ward running catch by Foutz in the
seventh inning of Sundays bat, saved
what looked like r home run hit. Robin.
son. Comisky and Latham did great
fielding work. Welsh caught several
difficult flies and did some tall Singing.
Bushong's back stop work wns enperb.
For Chicago. Pieffsr, Anson, Burns and
Sunday did the best general work.
. lnnings-.............."........l / 2 . 1867
81. Louls" 0Ol o.
Chicago 20 O.
Earned runs-St. Louis. G; Chicago, l.